The gate of the capital

"Everyone, let's say goodbye, there will be a date later!"

Lei Hu said goodbye to Tan Sitong, Wang Wu, Yuan Shikai and others, and took his subordinates to the twenty militia groups to enter the capital without looking back.

Rotten! Dull!

Entering the capital, although there is a bustling hustle and bustle as far as the eye can see, who is Lei Hu?

He directly controls an external wharf, and has a deep understanding of the people's livelihood and economy, and the prosperity and real liveliness on the surface can be seen at a glance.

The feeling of the capital to him is that it is rotten and dull, don't look at the market is quite prosperous, it can even be said to be very lively, but you can see the clues if you look closely.

A large number of people are yellow-faced and thin-skinned, their clothes are shabby and patched, and their expressions are numb like walking corpses.

Of course, there are also well-dressed people on the street, but as soon as I saw their arrogance, a word suddenly came to my heart: children of the Eight Banners!

Oh forget, it should also include the servants of the powerful men in the capital, who looks like a person touching a dog, shouting between the shops and not being arrogant, and kicking at the numb people around him at every turn.

There are also many foreigners and their subordinates mixed in, and the merchants and ordinary people and even the children of the Eight Banners automatically avoid it, and at a glance they know that they enjoy super-national treatment.

"Let's go, let's go to the Lingnan Hall first!"

Shaking his head, the feeling of the capital to Lei Hu was really not good, and he was not interested in wandering around the street at all, so after a few glances, he beckoned his brothers and walked towards the Lingnan Hall with inquiry.

Similar to the Beijing offices in various places in later generations, all provinces basically have guild halls in the capital, so that people from various provinces who have some status, status or wealth in Beijing can live and exchange, and of course, the role of decision-making at the upper level must be explored.

Lingnan as the first stop of most Westerners arriving in our Qing Dynasty, the business is prosperous and quite rich, the Lingnan Hall in Beijing is very tall and magnificent, and it is also a very famous place among the many guild halls in the capital.

Lei Hu easily inquired into the location of the guild hall and rushed over directly with his brothers.

"Hey, isn't this Shigong?"

As soon as I arrived at the place, before I had time to enter the door, I saw the door of the lively and noisy Lingnan Hall, and suddenly walked out of a very familiar figure of Lei Hu.

"Master and Master ......"

A few people rushed over, walked directly to Huang Qiying, and said with a smile: "Lei Hu has seen Shigong, but I didn't expect Shigong to be in the capital!" ”

"Oh, it's Ah Hu!"

Seeing Lei Hu, Huang Qiying showed a surprised smile on his face, grabbed his arm and nodded again and again: "I didn't expect to meet in the capital, and it was beyond my expectations!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled Lei Hu and turned around and walked towards the gate of the Lingnan Hall: "Let's go, let's go and settle down first, let's talk slowly!" ”

Lei Hu smiled slightly, and followed directly without hesitation, and the elite of the militia holding the luggage followed silently, and the faint murderous aura on his body made the surrounding crowds automatically avoid.

"Master Huang, why are you back again?"

"Master Huang, who is that, could it be that Master Huang's relative?"

"Master Huang, aren't you going to the pharmaceutical factory?"

“……”

Obviously, Huang Qiying's reputation in the Lingnan Hall is really not small, and there is an endless stream of greetings along the way, and Lei Hu naturally has also attracted attention.

……

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it!"

In the main hall of a certain courtyard in the hall, Huang Qiying sighed again and again and said in surprise: "I never thought that the famous 'Thunder Tiger' on the rivers and lakes recently turned out to be your kid!" ”

After listening to Lei Hu's brief introduction, he was shocked.

"Haha, it's just a love from friends in the rivers and lakes!"

Lei Hu laughed, waved his hand and said, "Compared to masters who have been famous for a long time like Shigong and Master, it is still too far behind!" ”

I don't know if I met in the capital, Huang Qiying's attitude towards Lei Hu is very enthusiastic, not at all like the coldness and rustiness when he was in Chancheng, and he talks eloquently like a friend who has been reunited for a long time.

"You can't say that, you kid don't need to be arrogant!"

Huang Qiying waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have heard the deeds of 'Thunder Tiger', from the south to the north, there are many victories and few defeats, how many famous Jianghu players have been defeated, your kid's strength is very strong, even if the name is a little exaggerated, but it is not exaggerated to the point of being untrue!" ”

As he spoke, he shook his head and his tone was quite complicated, and he sighed: "If it is really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, and a generation of new people replacing the old people, Ah Hu, your performance is really amazing!" ”

Lei Hu didn't say a word, no matter how modest he was, it was a bit too much, and he didn't want to create a good atmosphere because his modesty was ruined.

"By the way, the guys who came with you......"

Shaking his head and sighing, Huang Qiying quickly returned to normal, swept the elite of the militia standing like javelins in the yard, and asked curiously.

"They are all elites elected by the Chancheng militia!"

Lei Hu explained with a smile: "Master also knows, the world is not peaceful at the moment, and I have to compete with famous masters from all over the world, if there are not enough guards around, I am afraid there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble!" ”

"That's a good point!"

Nodding, Huang Qiying's frowning brows relaxed, and echoed: "Ah Hu is right, you are looking for famous masters from all over the world to compete and challenge, if you don't have a powerful guard by your side, it will indeed be a trouble!" ”

I don't know if it's because he has seen the chaos of the world in the capital, or because he suddenly changed his mind, he didn't have any disgust with Lei Hu's behavior of 'public and private use', on the contrary, he agreed very much.

Huang Qiying, who is so easy to speak, and Lei Hu feel a little uncomfortable, as if the founder of Bao Zhilin in front of him is not in Chancheng and does not like his eyes.

"By the way, Master, why did you get to the capital too?"

This kind of talking atmosphere is just right, although Lei Hu has some unreal feelings in his heart, he has no intention of destroying, and after talking about his own affairs, he changed the topic and asked about Huang Qiying.

"Oh, I'm going to the capital to open a pharmaceutical factory!"

Speaking of this, Huang Qiying's face showed a touch of smugness, and explained with a smile: "When I was in Lingnan, I saw a foreigner's factory, and I was very touched in my heart, and suddenly a thought came to me! ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said proudly: "That is, using the steam engine passed by foreigners to replace the previous manual pharmaceutical model, is it possible to produce qualified medicines!" ”

"It seems that Shigong has succeeded!"

Lei Hu smiled: "I don't know if Baozhi's medicine can be produced by machines, how is it sold?" ”

"Haha, Ah Hu really has a vision!"

Huang Qiying laughed and said smugly; "It's our tiger bone iron paste and plaster, which are selling quite well......"